Sociology (all books)

Fear, Justice, and Modern True Crime
Dawn K. Cecil

For centuries, people have been drawn to true stories of crime and the justice system. But what began primarily as a literary genre focusing on murder has evolved. From docuseries and    More >

Working Class Homosexuality in South African History: Voices from the Archives
Iain Edwards and Marc Epprecht

The very existence of homosexual working-class men in South Africa has long-been suppressed—or worse. Iain Edwards and Marc Epprecht have recovered representative stories of these men    More >

Introducing Disability Studies, 2nd edition
Ronald J. Berger and Loren E. Wilbers

The new edition of this acclaimed text is an up-to-date introduction to the key themes, research, and controversies in disability studies.               More >

Understanding Diversity: An Introduction, 3rd edition
Fred L. Pincus and Bryan R. Ellis

What is diversity? How does prejudice show itself? What are the societal consequences of discrimination? Has anything changed over the past 50 years? These are just some of the questions    More >

The Trickle-Up Economy: How We Take from the Poor and Middle Class and Give to the Rich
Mark Mattern

One of the most durable myths of US political economy is that we take from the rich and give to the poor—penalizing the rich for their hard work and rewarding the undeserving. Mark    More >

Social Problems and Social Control in Criminal Justice
Stacy Burns and Mark Peyrot

Today's headlines are rife with reports of hate crimes, domestic terrorism, drug abuse, police malfeasance, and many other profound social problems. Equally, there are discussions, often    More >

Pentecostal Charismatic Women: Constructions of Femininity in Alexandra Township
Tumi Mampane

Drawing on her own experiences, Tumi Mampane provides deep insights into the daily lives of women in a South African Pentecostal community. Equally, she relates those insights to    More >

Disability, Nazi Euthanasia, and the Legacy of the Nuremberg Medical Trial
Emmeline Burdett

During the Nuremberg Medical Trial (1946-1947), the perpetrators of the Nazi euthanasia program were barely prosecuted. The program, also known as Aktion T4, was essentially a campaign of    More >

Poetic Inquiry for the Social and Human Sciences: Voices from the South and North
Heidi van Rooyen and Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan, editors

Poetic inquiry, or poetic research, is a literary and performance arts–based approach that combines arts and humanities with scientific inquiry to enhance social research. This    More >

The Gendered and Sexual Lives of South African Youth: Young People's Stories of Identity
Floretta Boonzaier and Simone Peters, editors

Reflecting a concern with the high rates of gendered and sexual violence in South Africa, the authors of this innovative book explore the experiences of and identifications with gender and    More >

Conversational Bridges in African Feminisms: Weaving Knowledge Together
Polo B. Moji, Kharnita Mohamed, and Aika Swai, editors

Scholars, activists, and artists come together in this innovative collection to highlight the power of dialogue as a mode of knowledge production in building and sustaining African feminist    More >

The Nature of Islamophobia: Institutions, Individuals, and Trickle-Down Hate
Amin Asfari and Anas Askar

In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Muslims became the targets of fear, discrimination, and hate crimes—victims of a rising wave of    More >

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